US9078282B2 - Method and apparatus for implementing network device function of wireless communication terminal - Google Patents

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US9078282B2
US9078282B2 US13/580,545 US201013580545A US9078282B2 US 9078282 B2 US9078282 B2 US 9078282B2 US 201013580545 A US201013580545 A US 201013580545A US 9078282 B2 US9078282 B2 US 9078282B2
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  • the present disclosure relates to the field of communications, in particular to a method and an apparatus for implementing a network device function of a wireless communication terminal.
  • a 3G data card exchanges data with a network in two states: one is that the data card is simulated into a modem, and the other is that the data card is simulated into a network device.
  • the second state i.e., a data card is simulated into a network device
  • the second state is becoming the mainstream use of the data card.
  • such state is only available on the windows platform of the Microsoft corporation but unavailable on a non-windows platform, such as desktop Linux and embedded Linux. The reason is that the non-windows platform cannot provide a mechanism for exchanging network data with the data card.
  • the technical problem to be solved by the disclosure is to provide a method and an apparatus for implementing a network device function of a wireless communication terminal, which can implement network data exchange with the wireless communication terminal on a non-windows platform.
  • a method for implementing a network device function of a wireless communication terminal including:
  • the step of receiving a control instruction and determining a sender of the control instruction by an apparatus for implementing the network device function of the wireless communication terminal may include:
  • the step of forwarding the received control instruction to the wireless communication terminal by the apparatus for implementing the network device function of the wireless communication terminal may include:
  • the step of forwarding the received control instruction to the host by the apparatus for implementing the network device function of the wireless communication terminal may include:
  • the predetermined instruction format may include but may be not limited to: an instruction format in a communication-class sub-protocol in a Universal Serial Bus (USB) protocol, or an instruction format in a Qualcomm Modem Interface (QMI) specification.
  • USB Universal Serial Bus
  • QMI Qualcomm Modem Interface
  • An embodiment of the disclosure further provides an apparatus for implementing a network device function of a wireless communication terminal, including:
  • an interface module which is configured to receive and send a control instruction
  • a processing module which is configured to determine a sender of the control instruction received by the interface module; forward the received control instruction to the wireless communication terminal through the interface module when the sender of the control instruction is a host; forward the received control instruction to the host through the interface module when the sender of the control instruction is the wireless communication terminal.
  • the interface module may be specifically configured to receive a request message by socket, which includes the control instruction and the sender of the control instruction;
  • the processing module may be specifically configured to determine the sender of the control instruction according to the sender of the control instruction included in the request message by socket.
  • the interface module may include:
  • a first interface module which is configured to forward a control signalling between the processing module and the wireless communication terminal;
  • a second interface module which is configured to forward a control signalling between the processing module and the host.
  • the processing module may be further configured to encapsulate the control instruction received by the interface module into a predetermined instruction format, which includes but is not limited to: an instruction format in a communication-class sub-protocol in a Universal Serial Bus (USB) protocol, or an instruction format in a Qualcomm Modem Interface (QMI) specification.
  • a predetermined instruction format which includes but is not limited to: an instruction format in a communication-class sub-protocol in a Universal Serial Bus (USB) protocol, or an instruction format in a Qualcomm Modem Interface (QMI) specification.
  • the processing module may be specifically configured to send the encapsulated control instruction to the first interface module after determining that the sender of the control instruction is the host, so as to enable the first interface module to send the encapsulated control instruction to the wireless communication terminal; and send the encapsulated control instruction to the second interface module after determining that the sender of the control instruction is the wireless communication terminal, so as to enable the second interface module to send the encapsulated control instruction to the host.
  • the apparatus for implementing a network device function of a wireless communication terminal can implement the information exchange between the wireless communication terminal and a host on a non-windows platform, as a result, the problem that the network device function of the wireless communication terminal is not available on the non-windows platform is solved, and a user can freely use the network device function of the wireless communication terminal in different operating system environments.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a flow of a method for implementing a network device function of a wireless communication terminal in one embodiment of the disclosure
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the structure of an apparatus for implementing a network device function of a wireless communication terminal in one embodiment of the disclosure.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another flow of a method for implementing a network device function of a wireless communication terminal in one embodiment of the disclosure.
  • the embodiments of the disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for implementing a network device function of a wireless communication terminal, which can implement the network data exchange with the wireless communication terminal on the non-windows platform.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a flow of a method for implementing a network device function of a wireless communication terminal in one embodiment of the disclosure, as shown in FIG. 1 , the embodiment includes:
  • Step 101 an apparatus for implementing the network device function of the wireless communication terminal receives a control instruction and determines a sender of the control instruction.
  • Step 102 when the sender of the control instruction is a host, the apparatus for implementing the network device function of the wireless communication terminal forwards the received control instruction to the wireless communication terminal; and when the sender of the control instruction is the wireless communication terminal, the apparatus for implementing the network device function of the wireless communication terminal forwards the received control instruction to the host.
  • the method for implementing a network device function of a wireless communication terminal in the embodiment can implement the information exchange between the wireless communication terminal and the host on a non-windows platform, as a result, the problem that the network device function of the wireless communication terminal is not available on the non-windows platform is solved, and a user can freely use the network device function of the wireless communication terminal in different operating system environments.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the structure of an apparatus for implementing a network device function of a wireless communication terminal in one embodiment of the disclosure, as shown in FIG. 2 , the embodiment includes:
  • an interface module 20 which is configured to receive and send a control instruction
  • a processing module 21 which is configured to determine a sender of the control instruction received by the interface module 20 ; forward the received control instruction to the wireless communication terminal through the interface module 20 when the sender of the control instruction is a host; forward the received control instruction to the host through the interface module 20 when the sender of the control instruction is the wireless communication terminal.
  • the interface module 20 is specifically configured to receive a request message by socket, which includes the control instruction and the sender of the control instruction;
  • the processing module 21 is specifically configured to determine the sender of the control instruction according to the sender of the control instruction included in the request message by socket.
  • the interface module 20 includes:
  • a first interface module 22 which is configured to forward a control signalling between the processing module and the wireless communication terminal;
  • a second interface module 23 which is configured to forward control signalling between the processing module and the host.
  • the processing module 21 is further configured to encapsulate the control instruction received by the interface module 20 into a predetermined instruction format, wherein the predetermined instruction format includes but is not limited to: an instruction format in a communication-class sub-protocol in a Universal Serial Bus (USB) protocol, or an instruction format in a Qualcomm Modem Interface (QMI) specification.
  • the predetermined instruction format includes but is not limited to: an instruction format in a communication-class sub-protocol in a Universal Serial Bus (USB) protocol, or an instruction format in a Qualcomm Modem Interface (QMI) specification.
  • the processing module 21 is specifically configured to send the encapsulated control instruction to the first interface module 22 after determining that the sender of the control instruction is the host, so that the first interface module 22 sends the encapsulated control instruction to the wireless communication terminal; and send the encapsulated control instruction to the second interface module 23 after determining that the sender of the control instruction is the wireless communication terminal, so that the second interface module 23 sends the encapsulated control instruction to the host.
  • the apparatus for implementing a network device function of a wireless communication terminal in the embodiment can implement the information exchange between the wireless communication terminal and a host on a non-windows platform, as a result, the problem that the network device function of the wireless communication terminal is not available on the non-windows platform is solved, and a user can freely use the network device function of the wireless communication terminal in different operating system environments.
  • the method for implementing a network device function of a wireless communication terminal in one embodiment of the disclosure is further described below in conjunction with the apparatus for implementing the network device function of the wireless communication terminal in one embodiment of the disclosure and with the wireless communication terminal as a data card for example.
  • the firmware (on a device side) of the data card enumerates the data card as a composite apparatus in order that the data card has a network function device interface; and the firmware maps network function interface data of the data card, such as message data and frame data, to the network function interface.
  • a virtual device driver of a kernel layer of a non-windows platform is developed to connect the firmware of the data card with an application layer program of the operating system of the non-windows platform, i.e., to realize the function of the first interface module of the apparatus for implementing the network device function of the data card in one embodiment of the disclosure;
  • an application layer daemon program for the non-windows platform is developed to run all the time to receive and send the network data and state in real time, i.e., to realize the function of the processing module of the apparatus for implementing the network device function of the data card in one embodiment of the disclosure;
  • an application layer function library including network connecting, network disconnecting, parameter setting, state querying and other functions) for the non-windows platform is developed to be provided to an application program on a host side to operate various interfaces of the network device, i.e., to realize the function of the second interface module of the apparatus for implementing the network device function of the data card in one embodiment of the disclosure, and the application program on the
  • the first interface module is a direct link between the host and the data card, by which a network device control instruction and data on the host side can be sent to the data card, and data on the data card side can also be sent to the host side at the same time, wherein these control instructions include but are not limited to the related instructions in the communication-class sub-protocol in the USB protocol, various instructions meeting the QMI specification, or the like.
  • the processing module parses the received control instruction and encapsulates various control instructions and data, wherein these control instructions include but are not limited to the related instructions in the communication-class sub-protocol in the USB protocol, various instructions meeting the QMI specification, or the like.
  • the instruction data from the processing module can be encapsulated through the second interface module into a packet format identifiable to the host, and provided to the application program on the host side, wherein these packet formats include but are not limited to the related instructions in the communication-class sub-protocol in the USB protocol, various instructions meeting the QMI specification, or the like; meanwhile, the data from the host is encapsulated and then provided to the processing module.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a flow of a method for implementing a network device function of a wireless communication terminal in one embodiment of the disclosure when the wireless communication terminal is a data card, as shown in FIG. 3 , the embodiment includes:
  • Step 301 the processing module receives a request message by socket
  • the processing module judges whether a request message by socket is received
  • Step 302 the processing module determines the source of the request message by socket; when the request message by socket is sent from the second interface module, Step 303 is executed; and when the request message by socket is sent from the first interface module, Step 304 is executed;
  • the source of the request message by socket specifically can be determined based on the sender of the control instruction included in the request message by socket.
  • Step 303 the processing module extracts the control instruction from the request message by socket, and encapsulates the control instruction into a corresponding instruction format and then sends it to the first interface module;
  • the processing module extracts the control instruction from the request message by socket, encapsulates it into a corresponding instruction format which includes but is not limited to the related instructions in the communication-class sub-protocol in the USB protocol, various instructions meeting the QMI specification, or the like, and then sends the encapsulated control instruction to the first interface module in order to send it to the data card through the first interface module.
  • Step 304 the processing module extracts the control instruction from the request message by socket, and encapsulates it into a corresponding instruction format and then sends it to the second interface module;
  • the processing module extracts the control instruction from the request message by socket, encapsulates it in a corresponding instruction format which includes but is not limited to the related instructions in the communication-class sub-protocol in the USB protocol, various instructions meeting the QMI specification, or the like, and then sends the encapsulated control instruction to the second interface module in order to send it to the host through the second interface module.
  • the second interface module can also encapsulate the control instruction to facilitate the calling by the host.
  • the apparatus for implementing the network device function of the data card in one embodiment of the disclosure can implement an information exchange between the data card and the host on the non-windows platform, as a result, the problem that the network device function of the data card is not available on the non-windows platform is solved, and a user can freely use the network device function of the data card in different operating system environments.
  • the method embodiment corresponds to the apparatus embodiment, and those not described in detail in the method embodiment can refer to the related description in the apparatus embodiment, vice versa.

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